Nike Air Max 97 'Monsoon Blue'
Colorway: Obsidian Mist/Hyper Jade-Monsoon Blue · Style code: CI6392-400 · Price: $248 · Availability: Available now
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Obsidian Mist forms the base of this Air Max 97, layered with Hyper Jade and Monsoon Blue running across the shoe's signature wave panels. Priced at $160, it keeps the model's concealed lacing system tucked beneath the tongue rather than showing laces on the outer upper. The cooler palette sets it apart from the warmer metallics and pastels that make up much of the Air Max 97's colorway history.
The blue and jade tones deepen toward the heel and mudguard, playing off the reflective piping that wraps the upper. A full-length visible Air unit sits beneath the foot, carrying the cooler palette down through the midsole to the outsole. Where many Air Max 97 colorways lean on metallics or pastels, this one stays in a narrower, moodier blue and jade range from toe to heel.